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Your AOL email account not only lets you create folders to store both business and personal emails, but also block emails from individuals, services and businesses. The feature lets you block a maximum of 1000 email addresses and doesn’t require downloading a plug-in, accessing a third-party application or buying any special drivers. You can also unblock email addresses, if desired. AOL’s blocking feature is accessible via the Mail Controls component.

Blocking Emails Using AOL Desktop Version Prior to 10.1

1. Log in to your AOL account and enter the keyword “Mail Controls” into the search box at the top of the application’s screen. Press “Enter.”

2. Click the circle next to “Block mail from addresses I specify.” Enter the email addresses of the individuals or businesses you want to block into the text box. Enter a comma to separate each email address.

3. Click “Save” when you are done entering email addresses.

Blocking Emails Using AOL Desktop 10.1 Version

3. Click the circle next to “Block mail from addresses I specify." Enter the email addresses of the individuals or businesses you want to block into the text box. Enter a comma to separate each email address.

4. Click “Save” when you are done entering email addresses. Click “OK” when prompted with the message “Your changes have been saved.” Click “Save” again to finalize the settings within the “Settings – Mail” window. Close the “Settings – Mail” window.

Tip

To remove a blocked email address, enter the AOL keyword “Mail Controls” into AOL’s search box, press “Enter” and then use your cursor to highlight the blocked email address under the ““Block mail from addresses I specify” heading. Press the “Delete” or “Backspace” key to erase the address. Click “Save” to close Mail Controls.

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Nick Davis is a freelance writer specializing in technical, travel and entertainment articles. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Memphis and an associate degree in computer information systems from the State Technical Institute at Memphis. His work has appeared in "Elite Memphis" and "The Daily Helmsman" in Memphis, Tenn. He is currently living in Albuquerque, N.M.